MEG
08 NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
Solved Assignment 2020-21
Max
Marks: 100
Attempt
all the ten questions and answer each question in approximately 500 words.
1
Do you think ‘New Literatures in English is a more appropriate term than
‘Commonwealth Literatures’? Give reasons for your answer.
2
A Grain of Wheat clearly expresses Ngugi’s views about British colonial rule in
Kenya. Do you agree? Give a reasoned answer.
3
Is Wole Soyinka making a political statement through his play A Dance of the
Forests? Discuss with reference to the play.
4
Analyze Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice-Candy Man as a novel of Partition.
5
Examine Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas as a diasporic novel.
6
Compare and contrast Brathwaite’s analysis of Jamaican society in “Wings of a
Dove” with Walcott’s views on Trinidadian society in “The Spoiler’s Return.”
7
How does the poem “Dan is the Man” subvert and debunk the tools of colonial
education?
8
Does Patrick White use myths and symbols convincingly in The Solid Mandala?
Explain with examples from the text.
9
Attempt a detailed character sketch of Hager Shipley in the novel The Stone
Angel.
10
There is a close relationship between language and culture. Do you agree? Base
your answer on your knowledge of African literature.
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